... so checks are done prior to shipping - after they have shipped is too late.
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I don't want to hijack this thread, but I wish you could make that statement your tagline for a few days. I despair at the lack of logical thinking in the US. Who do people think are supervising the loading of the ships that enter the US ports!
Hint: They are not American companies. Security does not depend on who owns the port terminal.
That is precisely why I almost never venture past the Dose. It can be scary out there in FReeperland. There are some VERY strange people out there. I'm not really sure what to think about the whole port thing but I do trust that President Bush would never put our country in danger.